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CENTRAL THE SILVER SCREEN-

THEATRE ↳

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

2.80, 5.10, 7:15 and 9.20 p.m.

Don't trust

menl

I did.go. what hap-. poned

THE

VICE SQUAD

A Paramount Pictur

With Paul Lukas Kay Franels Directed by John Cromwell

COMMENCING TO-HORROW

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION

DON'T

YOU

MISS THEM.

COLUMBIA

PICTURES.

A

COLORFUL ROMANCE

OF "OLD MEXICO/

MEXICALI

ROSE'

WITH

BARBARA STANWYCK

SAM HARDY

DEESTED BY

ERLE C. KENTON

COLUMBIA PICTURES ph sente

ALL-TALKING MUSICAL DRAMA

THE

MELODY MAN

ALICE DAY WILLIAM COLLIER," JR, 'JOHN ST. POLIS

BRECTED BY

RYILLIAM NEILL

THEATRE ROYAL

SA

The Committee of the

Hong Kong A D.C.

beg to announce production

of

DEAR BRUTUS

Sre JAMES BARRIE

on

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KING'S THEATRE.

WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS

Edmund Lowe exhaled 'n refresh- ing lugful of cigarette smoke, Thoy're written many a story about me since I came into the movies, but the best one has never beon printed.

Lowe, was renting on the Fox Mot Between scenes of Raoul Walsh's [Women of All Nations" the For production which is now showing, né The King's Theatre, in which he will. again be seen as Sergeant Quirt. Victor McLagien, who carries ou na Sergeant Flagg, Grota Nissen, El Brendel Director Walsh and na interviewer were in the group.

It was at tho Alcazar Theatro ip. Frisco," Lowe,continood, and 1 was making my staga debut

31y character was P gaine. keeper. My businosa was to hidë, in à clump of bushies and eaves drop on my employer and another man's wife. I had one line to speak and I made up my mind that I was going to speak my my one with such fervor, that the audience and critice would think of nobody in the enat but mic.

Long before I was supposed to be on the stage I had parted the bushes and was learing out at the audience They tittared.

Bert Lytell had no idea why his deadly serious scene with Evelyn Vaughh, was so amusing. At last he was supposed to turn to me and any. How did you happen to be hera?"

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:

"The audience roared. I had bat there for half an hour. Then came my opportunity-by line. I postared, waved my arms, made' faces and then roared the line out and stalked grandly to the; wings

Melaglen had forgotten himself completely in the intercet of Lowe's recital. Thinking himself still in character, that of the rough, bard boiled leatherneck Flagg, be blurted out. What else could be expected from a mugg like you."

Lowe's pass went wild, and Walsh

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near hysteria, jumped up.. Save it for the camera, boy; let's

THE CONQUERING. HORDE.“

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1931.

HONGKONG'S FINEST ONERAT

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5,10, 7.15 and 9.30 p.m.

RAOUL WALSH'S

WOMEN

OF ALL NATIONS

with

EDMUND LOWE

VICTOR McLAGLEN

GRETA NISSEN

EL BRENDEL

The battle of the century for the lady of the hour, makes the laugh hit of the year.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

THE BAD ONE."

Edmund Lowe, appearing with Dolores Del Rio in United Artists "The Bad One, the star's 'all- talking and singing picture, now showing at the Queen's Theatre, does not mind telling a good story on himself.

box.

J. W. L. Staven's brought the first Texas cattle across the prairies to the nearest railway station, at

Years ago, Lowe, was appearing us Abilene, Kansas, in 1887.

n member of the cast of Pierre of Sixty-three years

later is the Plains," starring Richard Ben- nephow, William Slavens McNutt, nett. At the opening matinee, Ben- who for acveral years covered every nett's two young daughters, Con- important news event from Presi- stapco and Joung were seated in a dential elections to title fights for news syndicates and magazines, co authored the pereen adaptation of In the second act Bennett struck the story of that same epic cattle Lowe a violent and virtuous blow drivo into: Abilene.

Ten the chin, Joan loaned far over. Emerson Hough wrote the story, the railing of the box and yelled: ander the North of 36" The Father, stop hitting that man!" talkie version, which McNutt and During a lull between scenes - in Grover Jones wrote for Paramount, The Bad One" Lowe reminded is called "The Conquering Horde," Miss Bennett of this incident while and it comes to the King's Theatre she was working on an adjoining tomorrow. Richard Arlen is star United Artists stage as Harry ted, with Fay Wray in the leading Richmond's leading lady in "Put Teminine rôlé. “

tin' on the Ritz."

Miss Wray is seen as Taiste Lock-

"The Bad One" shows Miss Del hart who, as the courageous daugh! Rio as a Marseillen cabaret dancer ter of a wealthy ranchman, is faced i with the loss of her valuable pro- and aingor, while Lowe portrays the perty through the crooked nétivities, character, of an American sailor carpet-baggers who are at-eorge Fitzmaurice directed the tempting to dispossess her of the picture from an original story by

John Farrow,

of

ranch...

The owner of a large herd of beef- cuttle, Miss Wray can overcome her financial distress if the cattle can a market centra,

he brought to

* DISRAELL”

The nearest railroad centre, Abilene, I Although he was a conservative of Kansas, is 1,000 miles away, across conservatives, Dierneli, the famous uncharted wilderness, but Arlon, British premier, had the nickname government agent sent out to get of "Dizzy." evidence against the carpet-

It only falla to certain pubļie baggers," leads, the "conquering officials to acquire nicknames, and horde over the new trail in the these are usually conferred by the face of great dangers from Indians, wild animals and wilder white men.public. The public liked the name

"Teddy " for Roosevelt After many adventures, the courHell'n Maria" was given to agous band of pioneers and their cattle reach Abilene, and the for- Vice-President Dawes tume of the Texas girl is made

Recurs

THE SLING LIEUTENANT,”

A Irias is the hardest thing, To photograph, according to camera- men at the Paramount New York studio where Maurice Chevalier did considerable oculating with both Clamlette Colliert and Miriam Hopking in The Smiling Lieuten ant."

The photographers claim that when two people kiss in garnost the faces are pressed too closely. together and therefore appear squashed in the print. When they. kis lightly they appear posed and False. From one angle one of the two actor's fates is hidden from sight. From another beth are only partly visible, And there is no happy medium

The experts argue that the best way to describe a kiss Is in print

But they go on photographing Chevalier and his kiss escapades

with the Misses Hopkins and Col bort, overtheless,

Onos more, the combination of Maurice Chevalier and Ernat Lubitsch results in a piece of ar

November 14, 17, 19, 20 & 21tistry, this one The Similing Licu

tenant, fawless in its manipula- Bitjen and perfect inite perform

Fange,

with a Matinee on -November 18, Booking at Anderson's from October 26

1293

It is a film which has been hailed as. Paramount's best gined the "Love Parade, Watch for tha opening date at the King' Then, fre;

and

1

The nickname "Dizzy," however, was given to Disraeli by his wife, Lady Beaconsfield, and was used intimately by all of his friends. It was not a hickname conceived by the public,

The nickname is used throughout in the Warner Bros. screen version of "Disraeli," the famous George Arliss starring production which comes to the Queen's Theatre to morrow, Arliss believes that the use of the nickname tends to humanize th

the characterization,

CENTRAL THEATRE.

MEXICALI HOSE.”

CHANGE NEXT THURSDAY, 29TH OCT

You'll be `action=tbrill'd

THRILLS!

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL 25813.

THE MELODY MAN.”-

Picture audiences, absorbed in the action of a story"und in the personalities of players, rarely speculate on the amount of time, labours and explonso involved" ná making the background of scene- "sete so. perfect that they attract ,no attention in theserves, Yev. even the simplest room depicted on the screen represents endless search work, ingonius planning and sketching by artists and the pains. taking attention to details on the part of studio technicians,

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For example, before plans were formulated for sets cf The Melody Man," the Columbia · all-talking musical drame coming to the Cen- tral Theatre on Thursday, the re- search department spent some time going through the files for suitable models of old New York fiate and tha Austrian Court

The amazing... results studio

After the studio artists had made technicians achieve within a misketches from the models, incorpor ed time are nothing short of mirnating the necessary alterations call pulous. For instance, during to ed for in the script, it was sub- Columbia all-talking drama of Neill. He had certain fixed con- shooting of "Mexicali Rose," the mitted to Director R. Williäm. love, and Yevenge with Barbara

ceptions of pieces of business to be Stanwyck and Sam Hardy coming to the Central Theatre to-morrow,

cnncted on the set, which necessitat a complete gambling dive was

ed still further changes. When these had been made, plans for the seta created overnight.

were drawn up in architectural de. On the evening

tail and turned over to the con struction department for "ecmple- Lion.

which preceded the shooting of the seens, the stage had presented' a barge and unin- viting appearance. The following morning the same stuge was a riot "of" calour." - light and activity.

Kemetime during the small hours, of early dawn, the technicians had done their work, and a fully for use, boasting a madiogany bar equipped gambling dive, was ready and tables for roulette, faro, chuck- a-luck craps and pakor, a

An hour later Director Erle C.. Kenton had done his part by sup plying the human element. The sort was peopled with as hetro of personalities as ever graced a genocue and colourful n collection

Tosort on the Mexican border.

PRINCE'S THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 280, 7.15 and 9.15 p.,

Special Matinee at 6.15 on Saturdays and Sundays

William Fox presents "CAMEO KIRBY"

SAD BEGINNING.

BUT

A HAPPY ENDING:

Tragedy with a Romance.

Added

Attraction :

Beatrice Lillie' Fox News.

Commencing Oct. 291h. Fox presents "NOT" DAMAGED".

HITLER'S NIECE FOUND SHOT.

·BANNED LOVE AFFAIR...

Munich, a' forbidden love affair

is believed to have led to the death of Geki Raubal, a 23-year-old nices of Here Adolf Hitler, the Nazi leader, who shot herself in her anele's house here.

Herr Hitler was away.

at the tima

The girl had been studying 'sing- ing. Recently she visited Vienna, and there, it is said, she became infatuated with a Jewish singer.

Horr Hitler forbade her to meet

the young men and this distressed.

girl

the

A LITTLE

care in setting up an advertisement often doubles its selling power.

It is that little extra thought and care, which i given to every advertisement drawn up in the office of the Hong Kong Daily Press, which brings good results.

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS QUEEN'S

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

AT 230, 5, 10, 7.15 & 9.20,

355 METRES.

EUROPEAN LECTURE AND”.

DANCE MUSIC,':

11 to -11,20 m.in.-Stunk quotations. 110 am-Chinese programmO, 12,30 p.m.-European programme I p.in-Local time ago weather

report.s

|1:30 pm -Rugby Prona.nows, mnil

notier, etc

9: pim-Close down.

6 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme,

6 to 6:30 pmChinoso children's

programme.

7 to 11 pim.-European programme

of Columbia records

applied

**- by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

7p.m.-Mail notice, sta

7.03 to 7.17 p.m.

Hawaiian Music.

"Smiling Eyes.

"Hawaiian„ Love Bird.

Nawahi's Hawaiians,

Tickling. the Strings."

King

Hawaiian Capors.-King Na

hia Hawaiians.-DB225.

7.17 to 7.56 p.m.

Musical Comedy.

Song "Nippy-Nippy." Song- Nippy-The Toy Town PartyBinnie Hale (Soprano) -DB349,

Chorus- The Maid of the Moun

tains."--Vocal® gems. --Columbia. Light Opora Co-DX81. Guitar Solo - “ Ever Green —

Dancing on the Ceiling" Guitar Solo- "Ever-Greon-No Place But Home,”—Len Fillia ---DB304 4

Song Mr. Cinders-Spread a Little Happiness.” — Binnie Halo (Soprano) with Al Starita“ and his Novelty Orch, flagge Vocal Duot" Mr. "Cinders-I'm. n One-Man Girl Binnie. Hale and Bobby Howes, with "Al: Starita and his Novelty www.Orch,--5334adera Mala

Band-On With the Show, 1930. -Selection: Debroy Somers Band.-DX74,

and weather

8 p.m.-Local time a

report

7.80 to 8.20 p.m.-

Planoforte Solos. Cradle Song." (Palmgren). The Prophet Bird" (Schumann). Myra Hass.—2312/DI5, 182 from Kinderscenen (Scenes

Childhood )·(Schumann)-- Fanny Davies-L221/12329, 8.20 to 8.45 p.m.

Orchestrál

A Thousand and Oas, Nightë ”

(Johann Strauss)-Felix Wein gartner conducting the British Symphony Orch-LX133, R Anacreon Overture" Cheru

bini)-Willem Mongelberg and

Orch. his Concertgebouw L1072/L1973/ Symphony No. Allegrotto

Scherzando " (Beethoven). Willem Mengelberg and his 8.37 to 9.15 p.m.-

Concertgebouw Orch.-L1973.

From the Studio.

A lecture by Doctor John Lake on

With Pirates and Lepora, on. a Pirate Island.” 0.15 to 11 p.m.

Dance Programme,

Tox Trot--" I Wanna Sing About

You.!!

Fox Trot- Now You're in My

Arms CB331.****

Fox Trot "Old Spanish Moon."! One Step Lights of Paris."

CB320

Fox Trot

One Step

it Goes ???

Ain't That the Way

HEA

Of Glory CB327 Fox Trot I Can's Write the

Words.

Fux Trot - I'. Apologize;" 102609-D.ME

Waltz If I Hay My Tímo

Over Again."

Fox Trot Now That I Have

You." CB323.

Fox Trot-Sugar Foot Stomp." Fox Tro" Clarinet Marmi-

lade,2013-D.

Tango II Keep You in My

Heart Always.”

Tango Wonder Bar-Tell Me

I'm Forgiven:CB280. Fox Trot Blue Rhythm. Tox Trot-" Moanin'."-2504-D; Waltz--" Pretty Kitty Kelly:" One-Step-" Bubbling Over, with

Love."

PROBETTO

Fax Trot Beato Street Blues,! „Fox Trou" Basin Street Blues??

2415-D.

Fox Trot Tie a Little String Around Your Finger,!? mar Fox Trot When You Were the Blossom of Buttercup Lané- CB282.

Fox Trot African Lament.Z. Walte--" Lucerne."

CB335

Fox, Trot--"I Hate Myself,'c Fox Trot It Must Be Trus."

CH294

pangar Leave the Best to

t

Fox Trot

Nature,"

Fox Trot I'm So Used to You

Now."OBSƏN

One Stop Cupid's Army Waltz Tell Me Darling”—

OB325.

Fox Trot" Do the New York" Fox: Trot Hikin", Down, the

* Higliway **-2009.D. |

Walta="" You']] Find Your: An-

swer in My Eyes."-CB43 Waite Just Dancing Sweete

p.m.-Rugby mid-day

11:06 p.m.--Close down,

JOSNI MISCHENCK, rasmes

OLORES PIO

The BAD ONE

EDMUND LOWE

UNITED ARTISTS

PICTURE

ALSO SHOWING HEARST METRUTONE NEWS

TO-MORROW

WARNER TROS. WYZNA

George Arliss DISRAELI

JOAN BENNETTÄ.

FLORENCE ARUSA AHIDONY Bushatit DAVID VOERINGE

Meet him face to face, hear him spk for the first time fom tho!

George Arliss, distinguished actor in u great dramatiemaster plece.

screen

105.

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20

JJOAN

CRAWFORD Our Blushing Brides

Robert Montgomery Anita Pages Dorothy Sebastian Raymond Hackett

A Harry Beaumont

Produ